ORONO, Maine — Seven members of the Maine Federation of College Republicans who attend the University of Maine will be attending the Conservative Political Action Conference on Wednesday, February 26, through Saturday, February 29, 2020.
One attendee, Jeremiah Childs says $3,000 was raised in order for the students to attend the event.
The Conservative Political Action Conference, also known as CPAC, is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials.
CPAC is hosted by the American Conservative Union.
Attendee Charlie Honkonen describes the event as "a chance for all our members and ourselves to talk with and meet with conservatives from other states and even other countries."
Childs said the attendees are predominantly young people.
"It's mostly college students, there are even high schoolers who go there, and we get to meet all of the conservative politicians and celebrities that we love to watch on Youtube and TV."
Honkonen said the atmosphere of the event is starkly different from the political atmosphere at the University of Maine.
"It's really quite a stark difference," Honkonen said. "That's the biggest thing I took away from last year and everyone else I spoke to identified the same thing to me."